Research Coordinator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science and 4 to 6 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent interpersonal, facilitation, and relationship-building skills with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Experience developing educational materials, meeting summaries, and stakeholder communications.
• Willingness to travel locally to community organizations and clinical practice sites as needed.
• Commitment to authentic patient and community partnerships and to supporting the long-term success of collaborative research initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with stakeholders.
• Coordinate and facilitate advisory board meetings and other stakeholder engagement activities.
• Plan and facilitate focus groups, interviews, listening sessions, and consensus-building activities to inform research priorities, study design, implementation, interpretation, and dissemination.
• Coordinate and deliver orientation and training activities for stakeholders participating in research.
• Assist in developing educational materials, toolkits, and engagement resources; promote opportunities to build community partners’ knowledge, skills, and confidence.
• Support investigators and research staff in applying best practices for stakeholder engagement and community-partnered research.
• Coordinate project timelines, meeting logistics, records management, and documentation for advisory boards and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Maintain project databases and prepare reports summarizing engagement activities and outcomes.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures related to stakeholder engagement.
• Ensure engagement activities comply with institutional and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Support outreach to recruit and retain diverse patient, clinician, and community stakeholders.
• Assist with dissemination activities, community presentations, newsletters, and other communications about research opportunities.
• Develop external collaborations to strengthen community-engaged research.
• Support patient and community partners serving as research collaborators and foster meaningful participation throughout the research lifecycle.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits.
• Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Tuition assistance for employees, spouses, and dependent children at Penn; dependent children may also receive assistance at other institutions.
• Basic, matching, and supplemental retirement plans, with investment options through TIAA and Vanguard.
• Substantial time away from work during the year.
• Long-term care insurance.
• Wellness and work-life programs and resources.
• Professional and personal development resources.
• Access to University resources, including libraries, athletic facilities, cultural and recreational activities.
• Discounts and special services, including arts, entertainment, transportation, and other goods and services.
• Flexible work options and hours.
• Forgivable home ownership loan for eligible employees buying a home or residing in West Philadelphia.
• Adoption assistance reimbursement for eligible expenses, for up to two adoptions in the household.